可有面目去见萧氏的列祖列宗？
“to face your ancestors with a clear conscience in the afterlife?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
敢问陛下九泉之下 可安心？ 可甘心？
“How will you ever be able to face your ancestors with a clear conscience in the afterlife?”
可有 面目 去见 萧氏的 列祖列宗 ？
“to face your ancestors with a clear conscience in the afterlife?”
镇国…
“The Grand Princess”
“You are a disgrace to your ancestors and an unpardonable traitor.”
In traditional Chinese belief, failing one's ancestors or dynastic legacy brings ultimate spiritual shame, leaving one literally 'without face' when reuniting with them in the netherworld.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have the face; to have the nerve or dignity to face someone
Commonly used in rhetorical questions or negative expressions denoting profound shame or shamelessness.
ancestors and forefathers of a clan/dynasty
A formal four-character idiom frequently heard in historical dramas when invoking family lineage, filial duty, or dynasty-level piety.
